Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Mumbai-Barhni Special Train Announced Alongside Three Route Diversions
Western Railway is adding a weekly special train between Bandra Terminus and Barhni.
The train will run from October 10 through November 28.
It will travel from Mumbai on Saturdays.
A return train will leave Barhni on Thursdays from October 8 through November 26.
Both services will have eight trips.
Three other trains will take different routes on certain dates.
This is because railway stations and tracks are undergoing improvement work.
Some trains will skip Lucknow, Patna, Mokameh or other listed stops.
Passengers should check the latest train information before leaving.
Western Railway will run an unreserved Bandra Terminus-Barhni special every Saturday from October 10 to November 28, with eight trips.
The return Barhni-Bandra Terminus service will operate every Thursday from October 8 to November 26, also with eight trips.
The outbound train will leave Bandra Terminus at 9:30 am and reach Barhni at 11:30 pm the next day.
Three express trains will use diverted routes on specified September and October dates because of railway infrastructure work.
Passengers have been advised to check revised routes, stoppages, timetables and running status before travelling.
- Who
- Western Railway and passengers using the affected services.
- What
- An unreserved Mumbai-Barhni special train will operate, while three other trains will be diverted on specified dates.
- When
- The special services run from October 8 or 10 through November 26 or 28; diversions occur on dates from September 18 through October 9.
- Where
- The services involve Bandra Terminus, Barhni, Lucknow, Patna, Mokameh and other stations on the listed routes.
- Why
- The changes are scheduled to support additional travel capacity and accommodate station and railway infrastructure work.
- Outbound service
- Train No. 05038, Bandra Terminus-Barhni Unreserved Special
- Outbound schedule
- Every Saturday from October 10 to November 28; eight trips
- Return service
- Train No. 05037, Barhni-Bandra Terminus Unreserved Special
- Return schedule
- Every Thursday from October 8 to November 26; eight trips
- Outbound timing
- Departs Bandra Terminus at 9:30 am and reaches Barhni at 11:30 pm the following day
- Lucknow diversion
- Train No. 19053 skips Lucknow and runs via Aishbagh and Badshahnagar on September 18 and 25 and October 2 and 9
- Other diversions
- Train Nos. 22564 and 22947 will use revised routes and skip specified stations on listed September dates